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【题目】__________(遗憾）that the young girl didn't accept the job.
【答案】见解析
【解析】It's a pity
【题目】In 1880, fourteen-year-old Matthew Henson loved to hear sailors tell tales of their exciting lives at sea. The travel, the adventure, the danger, and the steady pay were all attracting young Henson. One day, he found a job as a cabin boy on a beautiful ship called the Katie Hinds. For the next five years, Henson sailed around the world. With the help of the ship’s captain and other members of the crew, Henson learned mathematics, navigation, history, geography, and many other subjects. By the time he left the Katie Hinds in 1885, Henson was well educated and had become an excellent seaman.
Unable to find work anywhere else, Henson took a job in a hat shop in Washington, D.C. One day in 1887, a man came in to buy a hat. The man, Robert Peary, asked the owner if he knew anyone with experience at sea. Peary would soon travel to South America for the U.S. government. He needed experienced men to accompany him. The shop owner knew about his young employee’s skills and experience on ocean journeys, so he introduced Peary to Henson.
Using his map-reading and sailing skills, Henson proved himself to be a worthy and smart seaman. Peary soon made Henson his assistant, and they became close friends. One day Peary told Henson about his real dream: to be the first man to stand on “the top of the world” at the North Pole. He asked Henson to help him make his dream come true. Over the next five years, the two explorers made two trips together to the Arctic. However, they were not able to reach the pole either time. The cold, wind, and ice were worse than either of them had ever imagined.
In 1908, Peary and Henson were ready to make their final attempt at reaching the North Pole. Both men were over forty years old. The years of hardship in the arctic cold had made them suffer a lot. This would be their last chance. With four Inuit guides, they made a mad rush straight across the ice toward the pole. Peary’s feet were injured and he had to be pulled on a dogsled. In April 1909, Henson’s instruments showed they were standing at the North Pole. Together Henson and Peary planted the American flag in the snow.
In later years, Robert Peary and Henson were greatly honored for their achievements. Today, the two friends and fellow explorers lie in heroes’ graves not far apart in the Arlington National Cemetery.
【1】In paragraph1, the author shows how Henson became ________.
A. a skilled seaman
B. a highly educated captain
C. employed in a restaurant
D. interested in helping others
【2】Paragraph 2 mainly tells us ________.
A. how Matthew Henson met Robert Peary
B. why Matthew Henson went to the hat shop
C. why Matthew Henson stopped working on the Katie Hinds
D. how Robert Peary knew that Matthew Henson had sea experience
【3】On their trip to the North Pole, Henson and Peary could best be compared to ________.
A. treasure hunters seeking big fortunes
B. generals seeking power over another country
C. soldiers going to war to fight for their freedom
D. fighters performing a task in an unknown land
【4】The information presented in this passage is mainly organized ________.
A. by cause and effect
B. by comparing and contrasting
C. in the order that the events happened
D. with main ideas and supporting examples
【题目】Though __________ to see the strangers, the housewife gave them a big smile and said hello.
A. surprising
B. to be surprised
C. surprised
D. having surprised
【题目】My father grew up in Oklahoma during the early years of the Great Depression. He was the only living child of a hardworking farmer and a____mother.When Dad completed the eighth grade, my grandfather believed his only son would work on the farm. My grandmother, however, understood the door that education could open even in____economic times. She persuaded grandfather to____Dad to finish high school.
Dad worked hard and completed high school at the age of 16. At last, grandpa was to have his wish. Dad would work on the farm, easing the economic and physical ____grandpa carried. But grandmother again begged grandpa to permit my father to go to college.
After____, grandpa made the most difficult decision of his lifetime. He walked to the chicken coop (鸡笼子), where he did his____. Taking a shovel in his work-worn hands，grandpa dug up a jar that held all the family’s savings. He offered the jar and its precious____to Dad, saying, “Here boy, go and make something of yourself.”
Realizing that his family was sacrificing all their savings by in his education, Dad became a steward(管家) of those funds. He____his bachelor’s degree and then went on to the University of Oklahoma，where he graduated second in his____school class in 1936. Jobs were hard to come by when Dad graduated, so he opened his own practice and lived in a home with a dirt floor. He worked long hours, but I remember him____the great books he discovered in the course of his education with me.
Our family was changed by the long walk that grandpa took to the chicken coop. Education is more than an investment in our family. It is a treasure. I____my father to college and law school, and all of my children have also____ higher education. We have been transformed by a sacrifice made two generations ago by a loving. If grandfather had not been convinced by my persistent(固执的) grandmother, he would not have made the____.
【1】A. beautiful B. devoted C. lazy D. curious
【2】A. tough B. great C. peaceful D. competitive
【3】A. permit B. take C. ask D. force
【4】A. pains B. troubles C. burdens D. activities
【5】A. graduation B. work C. reflection D. permission
【6】A. cooking B. cleaning C. farming D. banking
【7】A. books B. bills C. savings D. coins
【8】A. investing B. storing C. treasuring D. raising
【9】A. failed B. received C. offered D. needed
【10】A. maths B. educat C. economics D. law
【11】A. making B. writing C. protecting D. sharing
【12】A. joined B. followed C. advised D. accompanied
【13】A. sought B. insisted C. favored D. considered
【14】A. toughly B. kindly C. rudely D. fully
【15】A. sense B. use C. difference D. effect
【题目】I don't believe we've met before，__________ I must say you do look familiar.
A. therefore
B. although
C. since
D. unless
【题目】请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。阅读下列六张DVD的介绍，并按照要求匹配信息。
The Best DVD of 2010
A. The Secret
Starring: Rhonda Byrne, Paul Harrington Director: Drew Heriot
The movie presentation reveals The Great Secret of the universe. It has been passed throughout the ages, traveling through centuries... to reach you. This is The Secret to everything - the secret to unlimited joy, health, money, relationships, love, youth: everything you have ever wanted.
B. Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series
Starring: David Attenborough
With a production budget of $25 million, five years in production, over 2,000 days in the field, using 40 cameramen filming across 200 locations, this is the ultimate portrait of our planet. Planet Earth takes you to places you have never seen before, to experience sights and sounds you may never experience anywhere else.
C. Casino Royale
Starring: Daniel Craig, Eva Green
"M", head of the British Secret Service, sends the newly-promoted 007 on his first mission that takes him to Madagascar to face Le Chiffre, a financier under threat from his terrorist client（客户）, who is attempting to restore his funds in a high-stakes poker game at the Casino Royale. Bond learns his most important lesson: Trust no one.
D. Heroes - Season One
Starring: Hayden Panettiere, Masi Oka
Experience the mystery and electrifying twists as seemingly ordinary people around the globe who discover they have extraordinary powers. As they come to terms with their unique abilities, their risky decisions will affect the futures of everyone around them …and the world.
E. An Inconvenient Truth
Starring: Al Gore, Billy West Director: Davis Guggenheim
Director Davis Guggenheim weaves the science of global warming with Al Gore's personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change in the most talked-about documentary of the year. An Inconvenient Truth makes that global warming is real, man-made, and its effects will be serious if we don’t act now.
F. The Queen
Starring: Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen Director: Stephen Frears
Dame Helen Mirren gives a spellbinding performance in THE QUEEN, the story behind one of the most public tragedies of our time — the sudden death of Princess Diana. In the wake of Diana's death, Queen Elizabeth II finds herself in conflict with the new Prime Minister. THE QUEEN takes you inside the Royal Family and the British government.
请阅读以下信息，为他们找到相应感兴趣的DVD。
【1】Charlie has read a lot about pollution round the world and he is really concerned about the environment issues. Recently he’s heard that there is a wonderful documentary movie about the environment and he wants to buy one.
【2】Mary is a geography teacher in a junior middle school. She is not satisfied with her lessons last term. Her students felt dull at her class. This term she is going to improve her lessons and try to make her class more interesting. She is looking for some video materials for her class.
【3】Jane was sad at Princess Diana’s death and she believed she was murdered rather than an accident. She is glad to hear there is a movie exploring into this matter.
【4】John is middle school student. He is especially interested in finding answers to all kinds of interesting questions about universe and life. He hopes he can learn about these in an interesting way.
【5】 Tom is a crazy fan of James Bond. He has collected a lots of Bond’s movies. He’s heard the new one is marvelous and he won’t miss it.
【题目】第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Yesterday I stepped into a restaurant for lunch. As I was waiting my order to come, I noticed the old man in a wheel chair roll himself over to a table. No one and me seemed to notice him. I got up and go over to his table and asked if that I could get him something to drink. He smiled and said, “Thank you. You are generously. I’d like any orange juice, please.” When I was getting ready to leave, I walked by the old man’s table to saying goodbye. He thanked me again and told me I had made his days, coming over and helping him out. I gave him a hug and told him he had made my day, either.
【题目】Chimpanzees, long considered reluctant to share, apparently can display selfless tendencies, revealing one more key way our closest living relatives are like humans, scientists find．These findings could shed light on the evolution ofaltruismin humans．
Previously, a belief was widely held that human altruism evolved only after humans split from their ape cousins about 6 million years ago．In recent years, however, research has revealed just how much chimpanzees have in common with us．They can hunt with spears, play with dolls and mourn their partners’ death.
"Most of the earlier studies had presented the apes with a complex implement that helped them deliver food to themselves or others, often so complicated that the experiments tested tool skills rather than social tendencies," De Waal told Live Science．"Ours is the first study that uses no such implement at all."
In addition to using complex food-delivery systems, past experiments often placed the chimpanzees so far apart that they might not have realized how their actions benefited others．In these new, simplified experiments, two apes were housed next to each other with a screen through which they could see each other．Then, one chimpanzee had to choose between two differently colored tokens （币） from a bin, one of which represented a pro-social （亲社会的） option, the other a selfish option．The pro-social option would cause both chimpanzees to receive a piece of banana wrapped in paper．The selfish option only rewarded the ape who made the choice.
In a study with seven adult female chimps placed into various pairs, the scientists found all the apes showed a definite preference for the pro-social option．"For me, the most important finding is that like us, chimpanzees take into account the needs and wishes of others," researcher Victoria Horner, said.
The chimpanzees behaved especially altruistically toward partners who either patiently waited or gently reminded them that they were there by drawing attention to themselves．They were less likely to reward partners who pressured through making a fuss, begging persistently or spitting water at them．This is opposite to a long-standing view that the chimpanzees only share food under pressure.
【1】The word " altruism" （paragraph 1） is closest in meaning to ______.
A. selfishness B. selflessness
C. willingness D. reluctance
【2】Recent researches are performed with less complicated implements mainly to ______.
A. show that chimps are only good at using implements
B. see whether chimps are willing to share food with others
C. find out if chimps are likely to reward partners
D. test chimps’ social tendencies instead of tool skills
【3】Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A. Evolution History of Altruism in Humans
B. Similarities between Chimps and Mankind
C. Chimps Do Show Selfless Behavior
D. Chimps Only Share Food under Pressure
【题目】Yesterday, Jane walked away from the discussion. Otherwise, she __________ something she would regret later.
A. had said B. said C. might say D. might have said
